Clothespin



P. FREYHOLTZ.

CLOTHESPIN.

APPLICATION. FILED AUG-I6. I918.

Patented July 27, 1920.

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UNITED STATES PAUL FREYHOLTZ, 0F FAIRFAX, MINNESOTA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 1c, 1918. Serial at. 250,134.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that 1, PAUL FrnYHonrz, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fairfax, in the county of Renville and State of Minnesota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Clothespins, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to clothes pins, particularly to that type adapted to remam permanently upon a line, and has for its object the provision of a clothes pin including a pair of hingedly connected members which are spring pressed to exert a clamping action upon an article disposed between them, one of the members being provided with a peculiarly constructed end portion providing attaching means whereby it may be permanently supported upon a clothes line.

An important object is the provision of a device of this character in which the attaching member adapted for engagement upon the clothes line is formed integrally upon the associated member and comprises merely a reduced extension which is reflexly bent upon itself and engages within an opening formed in the associated member.

A further object is the provision of a device of this character which is extremely simple in construction, easy to use, efficient in service, durable in use and a general improvement of the art.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illus- I ber and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the other member.

Referring more particularly to the drawing the letter A designates a line from which my device is adapted to be suspended. My improved clothes pin is deslgnated as a whole by the letter B and comprises a pair of members 6 and 7 formed preferably of metal. The member 6 is formed from a flat plate 7 a which has one end curved as shown at 8 and rolled upon itself to provide a bead 9. The side edges of the plate 7 are bent onto the plate to provide strengthening flanges 10 and these flanges 10 are cutaway at their intermediate portions as shown at 11 to provide ears 12 which extend at right angles to the plate 7 and which are provided with holes 18.

The member 7 is very similar in construction to the member 6 and comprises a plate 14 which has one end curved as shown at 15 androlled to provide a bead 16. This plate 14 is provided at its sides with flanges 17 which are cut away at their intermediate portions to provide ears 18 extending at right angles to the body of the plate and provided with holes 19.

The members 6 and 7 are disposed in such relation to each other that the ears on the members 6 will be disposed in straddling relation to the ears on the member 7, these ears being pivotally connected by means of a pintle 20 about which is disposed a coiled spring 21', having its ends disposed against the members 6 and 7 as shown. It will be noted that the bead 9 on the member 6 is disposed nearer to the, pivot point of the members than the bead 16 on the member 7 so that these beads will be in overlapping relation. The action of the spring 21 is such that the beaded ends of the members 6 and 7 will be urged toward each other for exerting a clamping action upon an article disposed therebetween.

In order to provide means whereby the device may be suspended from a line, I provide upon the other end of the member 7 a reduced extension 22 formed integrally thereon which is reflexly bent upon itself as shown at 23 to provide a loop engageable upon the line A and which has its end portions passed through a slot 24 extending transversely of the plate 14 adjacent its upper end. he end of'the extension 22 after being passed through the slot 24 bears firmly against the rear side of the plate 14 and forms a strong structure.

From an inspection of Fig. 1 of the drawing the use of the device will be apparent and it will be seen that it is suspended from the line A by means of the loop 23 which engages thereupon. Articles to be held are merely clamped between the beaded ends of the platesas will be obvious.

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will be apparent that I have thus provided a very simple clothes pin which is adapted to remain Patented July 27, 1920.

ence of the Weather. It will be further ap-" permanently upon a line and which is' adapted for supporting any desired articles therefrom in an eflicient manner. It will of course be understood that the device is formed of some such material as Will not rust or otherwise corrode under the influparent that the device is extremely simple and can be constructed of such material as to insure great durability.

Having thus described my invention I claim:- V

A clothes pin comprising a pair of members each formed as a plateterminating at one end in a rolled edge, ears on the side edges of the said plates intermediate the ends thereof and 'pivotally connected, a spring disposed between and engaging said plates for urging'said rolled edges into clamping engagement, and a reduced extension formed on the other end of one of said plates and reflexly bentto provide an atmeans for supporting the device from a clothes line, the axis of said loop being 25 parallel With said rolled edges.

v In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

PAUL FREYHOLTZ. V 

